Which is likely cheaper, running the gas for 1 medium sized radiator or using a 2kw oil radiator?

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I'm trying to not use the heating but it's 9C indoors now and although I'm doing ok, it is gettng a bit nippy. Which of the above will be cheaper?

My whole flat central heating is using around 3kwh of gas an hour to maintain a temp of 19 - that's under 33p an hour.

A 2.5kwh heater could cost up to 85p an hour to run and just heat one room.

Worth bearing in mind that it's going to go full whack whichever you use for the first hour or few to achieve whatever temperature you want.

Sorry, a 2kwh heater could be up to 64p/hour to run - my mistake.

I haven't turned any of my radiators off, so not sure whether just heating one out of all 7 of them would use less gas.

This is where a smart meter would come in handy. I have no idea what it would cost me to heat one room with gas central heating.

I’ve run whole house heating (9 radiators) for a timed hour and that cost about £1.50 according to smart meter.
A single rad would prob cost more than 1/9 of that, but once the hot water was circulating it should be pretty cheap?

Theoretically, the radiator should be cheaper because gas is cheaper than electricity. Especially if the room is near to the boiler (as in you aren’t in a mansion or a longhouse).

It gets me down this energy pressure, we're not even in proper cold weather yet.

Is your gas meter easily accessible?
I guess you could do a trial run and work it out from your readings...

I can't even imagine existing in a house that was only 9 degrees. Surely you used heating before so maybe you can put the heating on and just use it a bit less and at a lower temp than you did before? I worry people are going to wreck homes and their health getting so cold.

Not heating your home may be a false economy if you end up with mould which could ruin decor, furnishings and clothes. 9 degrees is going to wreak havoc on your health and wellbeing.

I'm super careful about mould and I air the house generously every morning. So far so good.

The gas will be cheaper. Gas is a 3rd the price of electric. Most gas boilers are over 80%efficient, some new ones are in the region of 95% so the oil heater would have to be circa 250+% efficient to be cheaper which is not as you can only achieve over 100% efficiency if you have renewable energy source.

My gas smart meter is currently on £1.90, heating has been on for 2 hrs this am and 90 mins this pm plus hot water of course.

Electric heaters cost far more

I've never felt so resentful of using energy!

Same 😕
I wonder, if energy prices ever get back close to where they used to be, if we’ll continue to be more frugal than before?
Or just get blasé again?

I don't see things being any different next winter.